1. Born is the right name. On January 12, 2020, the first ship of 055 "Nanchang" entered service, when PLA positioned it in the ranks of destroyers and added a snake to the name "big drive", NATO countries led by the United States directly positioned 055 as a cruiser, and reversed the practice of naming PLA destroyers with the prefix "brigade", and gave a new name to the "Blade Sea" class, if nothing else, "Blade" will become the "surname" of PLA cruisers in the eyes of the United States.
Having said that, the West, which has played cruisers for more than a hundred years, positions 055 as a cruiser, which should be a bit more authoritative than PLA.
2. Debut is the peak. The simple, smooth and elegant appearance takes into account both appearance and stealth, so it brings a body of 10,000 tons, but it is always regarded as a large missile boat and has become the darling in the eyes of the war.
The key is the integrated mast, dual-band phased array radar, YJ-21 anti-ship ballistic missile, cold and hot co-launch technology, and powerful operational data link and command network nodes.
In just 40 months, 8 ships and 100,000 tons were collected, which made the world marvel at the "dumplings", and at the same time, it also showed the maturity and excellence of 055.
3. Shoot is shocking. In August 2021, the "Nanchang" led a fleet to the Aleutian Islands near Alaska for the first time, close to the "freedom of navigation" off the coast of the United States, realizing the goal of treating others in the same way as others, causing unease on the US side. In the words of the Japanese media: After the Cold War, only Chinese dared to do this.
On September 26, 2022, the U.S. Department of Defense released a message saying that the Sino-Russian maritime joint formation composed of the "Nanchang" ship and others appeared in the Bering Sea on the 19th, and the specific location is about 75 nautical miles north of Kiska Island in Alaska.
4. Appearing on the camera is a circle of fans. Compared with 055, the U.S. Burke III destroyers of the same period played the embarrassment of falling behind when they came out, so much so that they hurriedly threw out a next-generation destroyer one by one DDG (X). Nima's entire 055 twin brother, the key ** is more than three times more expensive.
And the small book is clamoring to build a "super Aegis ship", and the maximum displacement will reach an astonishing 20,000 tons. Judging from the information released by the Ministry of Defense, the hull design of the ship is also related to the 055.
As for the stick navy, it is planned that in the years 2025-2035, the development of 1The second batch of 20,000-ton KDX-III destroyers. India, on the other hand, has launched the next-generation 10,000-ton destroyer P-18 project, with a displacement of 13,000 tons and an estimated delivery time of 2032-2034. The Hotspot Engine Project can be said to be the fault of 055.